Development of a Spanish generic writing skills scale for the Colombian...
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View ArticleChemical constituents of Hypnea nidulans Setchell
Chemical investigation of the dichloromethane extract of Hypnea nidulans Setchell led to the isolation of squalene (1), β-sitosterol (2), a mixture of ursolic acid (3) andoleanolic acid (4) in a 3:1...
View Article(In Press) Asymmetric risk and return: Evidence from the Australian Stock...
This paper examines volatility asymmetry in a financialmarket using a stochastic volatility framework. We use theMCMCmethod for model estimations. There is evidence of volatility asymmetry in the data....
View ArticleProbability Analysis of Terminal Sliding Mode Control of Second-Order...
This paper explores the probability problems on terminal sliding mode control of second-order nonlinear continuous Markovian jump systems. An equivalent control based terminal sliding mode control...
View ArticleFluttering energy harvesters in the wind: A review
The growing area of harvesting energy by aerodynamically induced flutter in a fluid stream is reviewed. Numerous approaches were found to understand, demonstrate and [sometimes] optimise harvester...
View ArticleMultilayered graphene films prepared at moderate temperatures using energetic...
Carbon films were energetically deposited onto copper and nickel foil using a filtered cathodic vacuum arc deposition system. Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron...
View ArticleThe effect of nutrients and environmental conditions on biomass and oil...
The green alga Botryococcus braunii is widely recognized as a source of non-fossil oil. However, limitations in Botryococcus biomass production hamper its commercial exploitation. This study examines...
View ArticleDevelopment, inter-rater reliability and feasibility of a checklist to assess...
Several papers report deficiencies in the reporting of information about the implementation of interventions in clinical trials. Information about implementation is also required in systematic reviews...
View ArticleA comparison and extensions of algorithms for quantitative imaging of laminar...
Real-time structural health monitoring (SHM) and safety prognostics require quantitative and continuously updated information on damage size and severity. A unified theoretical solution is presented...
View ArticleComputationally efficient reduction of modal data from finite element models...
This paper introduces a novel methodology for the reduction of modal data from complex finite element (FE) models, resulting in a highly accurate and computationally efficient model termed B-SAFE...
View ArticleRelationships between self-reported lifetime physical activity, estimates of...
Summary Osteoporosis is common, and physical activity is important in its prevention and treatment. Of the categories of historical physical activity (PA) examined, we found that weight-bearing and...
View ArticleSystem + Method: the datafication of self-knowledge contextualised through...
System + Method is a practice led inquiry into the datafication of self-knowledge, as seen in the increasing prevalence of lifelogging and self-surveillance technologies. The thesis takes a personal...
View ArticleLymph node imaging with magnetic resonance, positron emission tomography and...
The knowledge that unbound gadolinium was responsible for NSF highlighted the need for alternative and safer imaging agents for MRI applications. Nanoparticles (used in conjunction with MRI) were...
View ArticleDevelopment of Chinese medicine headache questionnaire for tension-type headache
AIMS: The aims of this thesis project were to use evidence-based approaches to develop and validate the Chinese Medicine Headache Questionnaire (CMHQ) for Tension-type headache (TTH); and to explore...
View ArticlePrediction of in-play tennis
Tennis is one of the most volatile sports, as the favourite to win the match can change within a couple of service games. The growth of technology over the past decade has also resulted in an...
View ArticleZinc oxide based nano-composites for multifunctional applications
Most of the spectroscopic and other analytical sensing technologies get frequently interfered from the instrumental noise and background in the spectra. Especially scattering based technique such as...
View ArticleAn investigation into accounting stereotypes
The stereotypical image of the profession is poor with accountants appearing in popular media as either the object of satire or the criminally inclined expert who deceives the public for self-gain....
View ArticleSpinning the secrets of state: the history and politics of intelligence...
Australian security intelligence organisations collect, analyse and disseminate information relevant to the security of the nation and the protection of its citizens. Ideally, the intelligence function...
View ArticleSimultaneous industrial waste heat recovery and power generation using heat...
In most of the process industry, more than two third of the energy used is lost to the environment as waste heat. The current energy conversion systems are not sufficiently efficient to avoid this...
View ArticleAn engineering approach to risk assessment of project improvement
A review of the research literature and observations obtained from personal professional experience in process improvement indicate process improvement success is not guaranteed and there are many...
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